Stories
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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Yoga adapts to time and place
A yoga teacher in 1930s India inspired today’s transnational practice with his spectacular fusion of tradition and innovation.
Catalogue
- Books
Nedwill : that 'peppery' Irish surgeon : New Zealand's outstanding public health pioneer / Geoffrey W. Rice.
Rice, GeoffreyDate: 2022- Archives and manuscripts
Crichton, Douglas - Sanquhar and the Crichtons
Date: 1907Reference: DGH1/10/1/12Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
Family Planning Association
Family Planning AssociationDate: c.1930-c.2000sReference: SA/FPA- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000551 - C0000596
Date: 1997Reference: WT/B/11/1/14Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Videos
The family that walks on all fours.
Date: 2006